FZUS51 KBUF 231412 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 For waters within five nautical miles of shore Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. LEZ020-232100- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of snow showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly cloudy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers Thursday night. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees. $$ LOZ030-232100- Lower Niagara River- 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers Thursday night. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. $$ LEZ040-041-232100- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers, then snow showers likely late. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LOZ042-232100- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. $$ LOZ043-044-232100- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 38 degrees. $$ LOZ045-232100- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1011 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mostly cloudy. Waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain and snow showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$